ABSTRACT
There are three terms that seem to be interchangeable: fits, convulsions, and seizures. In a convulsion, the body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in uncontrollable shaking. In a seizure there is abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain; the outward effect can vary from uncontrollable jerking movements (tonic–clonic) to just a momentary loss of awareness. For the purpose of this section, a fit with tonic–clonic activity with or without loss of consciousness is the major concern as it may affect both mother and fetus adversely.
